Apparel hanger



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L.. J. MQRAN APPAREL HANGER Filed May 3l. 1922 N ab A INI/ENTOR BY' MA- TTORNEY Patented lian. l5, i924.

U N i E S 'i' TES LAWRENCE JOSEPH MORAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

APPAREL HANGER.

Application filed May 31, 1922. Serial No. 564,733.

T all who/m, 'it 'may concern.'

Be it known th'at I, LAWRENCE J osnrn MORAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn. in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Apparel Hanger, 'of which the following is a specification, the same being a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apper tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to supports for articles of wear, etc., and particularly to devices constructed and arranged to hold hats,

l coats or other garments and articles in gen- 3" consists in the construction, arrangement,

combination and operation of parts set forth hereinbelow.

In the drawings illustrative of embodiments of the invention, which accompany and form a part of this specification,

Figure l represents a front elevation of an article constructed according to my invention,

Figure 2 is a side view of the same;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of another hanger in which the invention is embodied; and

Figure 4 is a side view thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawings,

5 the numeral 1 denotes the main frame or body portion of the hanger which may be made with supporting means as a screw hoe 2 or hook 3, and which has at the lower part thereof an offset or substantially horizontal ledge 4 preferably formed with an orifice and hinged at 12 so as to be foldable as regards the body of the hanger.

A preferably gravity retaining arm 6 is ordinarily mounted in a shiftable relation on the body 1 so as to work on the same as by the employment of a slotted slide or body portion 7, which arm` projects laterally away from the body and is then turned downwardly, the extreme lower portion of the arm terminating preferably in a locking or gripping finger 8 constructed and arranged to enter at will into the orifice 5. If desired, the arm 6 may be retained in adjusted position by friction between the parts l and 7 Upon a suitable article, as a hat, being` placed in operative contact with the hanger the ledge 4 will rest' against the sweat band of the hat which is thus held from downv ward movement, and displacement of the same in an upward direction is prevented by the upper portion of the arm 6, the down` wardly extending part of the latter serving to keep the hat brim from lateral movement,

while the finger 8 of the said arm may rest upon the outside of the hat body and exert a positive'grip on the rsame. The hanger thus forms a simple and efficient means for supporting hats in a detachable relation for general use, and is particularly adapted for service for that purpose in automobiles.

If preferred, the body of another embodiment of the hanger, as l', may be formed with a slot 9 in which work prongs 10 and rivet 11 of the shiftable arm 6', and, if desired, the lower extremity of the said arm may terminate in two fingers 8 which may straddle the ledge 4 which latter may be adapted to be folded up toward the body 1 by the employment of a hinge 12. The supporting hook of the hanger may be linked to the body as illustrated at 3. The operation of the elements of this embodiment of the invention is similar to that cf the ones already described.

In cases where articles other than hats are to be supported by the hanger, the linger of the shiftable arm and the ledge may become positively engaged or interlocked, and in any eventthe said two parts co-operate to constitute a retaining means for the articles supported by the hanger.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the particular use or the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to persons skilled in the art.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the class described, a frame having a body portion provided with llt) a hinged relatively horizontally disposed lower part to support an article, a shi'ftablc arm having a body portion adapted to slide on the said frame body, the said arm pro jecting laterally from the frame and then extending in a downward direction, the extent of the downward movement of the arm being limited by the lower part of the frame, the lower extremity of the arm and the said projecting part of the trarne body having means to co-operate to constitute retaining means 'for an article supported by the device.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame having a lower portion adapted to engage the inner part of the body of a hat, and shit-table means mounted on the. frame above the Said lower portion and adapted at will to lie above and engage the hat brim to prevent upward movement of the hat, the said lower portion being hinged to the frame and adapted when not in use to be :folded between the frame and said shiftable means.

3. In a device of the class described, :t body portion having a hinged projectingI lower part to support an article, a shittable arm to work on the body having a portion extending laterally from the-same and then extending in a downward direction, the lower extremity of the arm and the said projecting part of the body having means to cro-operate to constitute retaining means for an article supported by the device.

4. In a device of the class described, a body portion having a foldable projecting lower part to support an article, a shiftable arm to work o-n the body having a portion extending laterally from the same and then extending in a downward direction, the lower extremity of the arm and the said projecting part of the body having means to co-operate to constitute retaining means Jfor an article supported by the device when in an operative position and the said lower part being adapted to be folded behind the shiftable arm when not in use.

5. In a device of the class described, a body portion having a hinged projecting lower part to support an article, a shiftable gravity arm to work on the body having a portion extending laterally from the same and then extending in a downward direction, the lower extremity of the arm and the said projectingl part oit' the body having means to co-operate to constitute retaining means for an article supported by the d-:-

vice when in an operative position and the said lower part being adapted to be folded behind the shitable arm when not in use. Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York this 24th day of May A. D. 1922.

LAWRENCE JOSEPH MOR-AN. 

